It's been a rough couple weeks, with temps getting down into the 30s a few times and spending a lot of time in the 40s. All is good though because today we were back above 70 and we'll be there for the better part of the next week and a half at least, with Tuesday slated to be almost 80. I grew up hating the heat. The extreme heat combined with the humidity can still test my nerve, especially when it includes literal clouds of mosquitoes, but two years in Florida and a year in Texas have made me realize just how nice 75 degrees in January (on a regular basis) can feel, especially when hearing on the news about blizzards and freezing temps all over the country.
So, to all my friends and family shivering in their boots, digging out their cars or even just turning on the heat...kinda sucks, doesn't it!?!?!?!?! Victoria, Texas doesn't have a whole lot to offer, but it's nice doing nothing while wearing shorts and a t-shirt driving around with the windows down and the sunroof open.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
20/20
I'm excited to say that at my one week visit after Lasik I was able to read a slightly on the fuzzy side 20/20 line on the eye chart. It took a little work but I'll be damned if I didn't get them right. It was an improvement from the initial vision test immediately following the surgery and the halos at night have improved immensely in the last week. Best of all, I didn't screw up any of the drops or go and rub my flap open during my sleep. I did manage to wake up every morning with my eye cup/patches in disarray having been pulled off while sleeping, but thankfully no damage.
I'm back to fire duty starting tomorrow so we'll see how it goes in the smoke, but I've pretty much bought stock in Refresh eye drops so I should be good to go.
That's about all I've got for now.
Oh, and Angel, you need a toaster?
I'm back to fire duty starting tomorrow so we'll see how it goes in the smoke, but I've pretty much bought stock in Refresh eye drops so I should be good to go.
That's about all I've got for now.
Oh, and Angel, you need a toaster?
Saturday, January 5, 2008
I can see!!!
After 16 or so years of contact lenses and glasses, I can freakin' see! Went under the lasers yesterday morning, compliments of my company's flex spending account that will slowly bleed me dry one paycheck at a time, but that's alright...'cause I can freakin' see!
The laser shootin' was the easy part. Now the part where I stick to giving myself 4 different drops 4 times a day over the next month while also remembering not to rub my eyes begins. Kind of scary knowing that one lapse in memory involving a sleepy eye rubbing can mess everything up, but I've been pretty good so far. Being paranoid helps a bit.
So...what else has been going on?
Not a whole lot, really. Finally the summer rains subsided and dried out and we've been burning like crazy. We brought on two new seasonal crew members (who are both amazing) as well as another full time employee who is temporarily living with me. Moving into the middle of January we'll be burning up a storm if the weather continues to cooperate.
Christmas in Atlanta was fun. A long drive both ways, but I enjoy driving and it let me get away without any time constraints or worrying about my sinuses exploding on the return trip as they nearly did last year. I found out the hard way that time that a week of allergy madness just doesn't mix with air travel.
Spent New Years up on a National Wildlife Refuge northwest of Austin of a pile of friends. I think sleeping outside under the stars on New Years and waking up next to what was left of a fire is about the most amazing way I've ever spent the holiday and one I definitely hope to repeat. It was a chilly 20 degrees upon waking, but I was well insulated and loved every second of it.
Can't say I really have much more to share at the moment. I hope everyone had a great holiday season and that you aren't too upset about getting back to work!
It's in the balmy mid-70s this week down here, so don't hesitate to ring me up for a visit if you need to thaw out a bit.
The laser shootin' was the easy part. Now the part where I stick to giving myself 4 different drops 4 times a day over the next month while also remembering not to rub my eyes begins. Kind of scary knowing that one lapse in memory involving a sleepy eye rubbing can mess everything up, but I've been pretty good so far. Being paranoid helps a bit.
So...what else has been going on?
Not a whole lot, really. Finally the summer rains subsided and dried out and we've been burning like crazy. We brought on two new seasonal crew members (who are both amazing) as well as another full time employee who is temporarily living with me. Moving into the middle of January we'll be burning up a storm if the weather continues to cooperate.
Christmas in Atlanta was fun. A long drive both ways, but I enjoy driving and it let me get away without any time constraints or worrying about my sinuses exploding on the return trip as they nearly did last year. I found out the hard way that time that a week of allergy madness just doesn't mix with air travel.
Spent New Years up on a National Wildlife Refuge northwest of Austin of a pile of friends. I think sleeping outside under the stars on New Years and waking up next to what was left of a fire is about the most amazing way I've ever spent the holiday and one I definitely hope to repeat. It was a chilly 20 degrees upon waking, but I was well insulated and loved every second of it.
Can't say I really have much more to share at the moment. I hope everyone had a great holiday season and that you aren't too upset about getting back to work!
It's in the balmy mid-70s this week down here, so don't hesitate to ring me up for a visit if you need to thaw out a bit.
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